Material holder



Juy 16, 1929. lK. E. ANDERSON MATERIAL HOLDER Filed June 14, 1928 Patented July 16, 1929.

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KAB/L EDXMIRDv ANDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MATERIAL HOLDER.

Application ned rane 14, 1928. serial No.. 285,454.

v Y My present invention relates to a material holder, of the general type described by me in my application filed March 9th, 1927, Serial No. 173,854, for material holder,

which has matured into Patent No. 1,683,-

279, issued September 4, 1929.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved material holder of the type described, capable of securing a can of roofing cement and a box of roofing nails y within the usual opening provided ina roll of roofing and similar protective material.

In the present material holder, a design and construction has been employed which has been found to obviate and prevent the y buckling of the guard members which heretofore was a1 frequent occurrence when the roll of roofing material and its contents were subjected to rough treatment during transportation from one place to another.

Other advantages of the method and means employed will appear more fully in the hereinafter specification when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which, Y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a material holder embodying my invention, a can of cement and a box of nails being contained therein.

Figurev2 is a fragmentary plan view of a stamped sheetofk metal from which one member of my invention is constructed.

Figure 3 is aplan view of a spring wire member bent for use in my invention.

Figure 4 is a plan view of 'a modified form of a spring wire adapted for analogous use. c

Figure 5 is an elevational view, partly in section, of a roll of roofing material show# ing the members comprising my invention in longitudinal section incorporated therein.

In the drawings, wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts in the several views, 6 designates a roll of roofing material which, as will be Vseen by inspection of Figure 5, is composed of a number of layers 7 In the interior opening 8 ofthe roll of roofing material, my invention is assembled in a manner adapted to securely hold in position a can-of cement 9 and a box of nails 10, both of these items being interposed between the guard members 11.

The guard or side members 11 which are integrally joined by a bottom. strip 12, are

. this being best shown in Figure 5.

kmade up from the stamping A of sheet metal shown inFigure 2. Thisstamping is provided with suitably shaped notched portions 13, which facilitate the bending of the guard members 11 into the position p as shown in Figure 1.V The edges and ends of the members 11, as shown, are partly rounded, in this manner eliminating sharp edges and corners which otherwise would damage or perforate the roolingmaterial. y The bottom strip 12 is preferably flat, with a view yto providing a substantial support for the can of cement, while the guard members, as pointed out above, arepreferably curved or rounded for the preservation of ,the roofing material. It will also be observed that the rounding ofthe members 11, in addition, aids in holdingthe can* f of cement in positionl by the registering of.

their rounded surfaces with the periphery of the can.V

As an important feature of the present invention I provide downwardly projecting ear members or lugs 14, the lugs having slots 15 through which the sti spring wire member 16 is passed, as best shown in Figure 1. The lugs 14 are'stamped out of the side members 11 and are adapted to engage the bottom of thevbox containing the nails in a manner when coacting with the spring wire member 16, to securely hold the box in position within the interior of the roll, The spring wire member 16 as shownin Figure 3 is therein illustrated as being under compression, it being understood that by reason .of resilient nature, when placed within the interior of the roll of roofing material as shown in Figure 5, it willtend to lexpand against the side members 11 in a manner to im'pinge the latter against the inner periphery of the roll of rooting material. It will also be observed that the springwire member 16, at its lowermost y point, contacts against lthe top of the can of roofing materialwhich in this manner is pressed firmly against the bottom'12, thereby preventing shifting of the can while, as described, the box of nailswill likewisebe retained against shifting even though the roll be 'handled roughly.y v

As shown in Figures 3 and 5 the ends 17 of the spring member 16 form upwardly rojecting prongs or handles by means of w iich the springv member may. be compressed both ge the sida members and to pers Cir mit the insertion ofthe assembly shown in Figure into the interior of the roll. Vhen the prongs or handles 17 are released, the wire member will expand against the side members 11, thereby retaining the entire assembly securely in the position shown in Figure 5.

In Figure 4l a modification of the spring member is shown comprising a wire of comparatively substantial cross-sectional area bent to form a loop having a rounded bottom portion 18 with arcuate bends 19 and comparatively straight projecting members 20 with arcuate bends 21 terminating in prongs 22. By inspection of the modification shown in Figure 4 it will be seen that by reason of its dimensions it is capable of accommodating a much longer box of nails than the member 16.

The function and use of the device herein described has been in a large measure indicated by the foregoing description. I have found-in actual practice a pronounced tendency for the side members 11,to buckle at the point where the ears or lugs were struck therefrom. vThis was a frequent occurrence in the device described by me in my former application, No. 173,854.' By the provision of the ears or lugs struck from above rathei than from below, I have completely obviated buckling of the side members during any of the ordinary handling to which the roll may be subjected, since in my patented article any tendency for the can of cement to shift towards the upper ends of the side members of the device resulted in a push tending to crease, buckle, or fold the comparatively narrow straps flanking the struck out ears, whereas in my present improved material holder a similar shiftingl of the can of ACement will result in a pull and not a push, thus actually tending to defeat any tendency to creasing or buckling of the strap: like mem-bers immediately opposite the ears or lugs 14. By inspection of Figures 1 and 5, it will be observed that spring wire member 16, in the present instance, if submitted to a thrustfrom the can of cement underneath, will tend to push upwardly the ears or lugs 11i in a manner to prevent the bucl ling of the side walls at their weakest point, these points being the strips of metal on each side of the slots formed bythe struck out lugs. y

lVhile I have described with particularity my present invention, it will be understood that the device is susceptible to minor changes and variations, hence I do not confine myself to the precise details of construction set forth, except in so far as they fall within the scope of the appended claims.

vWhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a metal stamping, adapted to be inserted in an opening through a roll of roofing paper, said stamping having a flat portion providing support for a can of cement positioned thereon, said stamping having downwardly projecting elements struck from side members which engage the walls of said opening, said downwardly projecting elements serving to prevent buckling of the side members and to provide means for engagement with a resilient member passed therethrough.

2. A device of the class described comprising a metal stamping adapted to be inserted in an opening through a roll of roofing material, said stamping having a fiat portion serving as a support for a can of cement positioned thereon, side members integrally formed with. said flat portion, said side members having downwardly projecting integral lugs' which are engaged by a resilient member, said resilient member and said downwardly projecting lugs serving to aid in' securing a boX of nails and a can of cement within the side members, while at the same time buckling of said side members is prevented. j

3.` A device of the class described comprising a metal stamping adapted to be inserted in an opening through a roll of roofing material, said stamping including a flat lbottom portion serving as a support for a can of cement, upwardly projecting side members integrally-formed with said bottom member, downwardly projecting lugs struck from said side members, said lugs havingk apertures receiving a resilient vmember passed therethrough, said' resilient member coacting with said lugs to prevent'the buckling ofthe side members when a can of cement and a boX of nails are retained within the interior of the roll of roofing material and clasped between the side members, substantially as described.

ll. A devicel of the class described comprising a metal stamping adapted to be bent into substantially U-shape for insertion into an opening through a roll or loose roong material, said stamping having a bottom flat portion serving as a support for a can of cement positioned thereon, downwardly projecting members integral with said side members, said downwardly projecting members having slots which are adapted to receive a spring wire passed therethrough, said spring wire resiliently pressing said side members into contact with the periphery of the roll of roofing material, while at the same time the coaction of the spring wire member andv the downwardlyv projecting members aid in preventing buckling of said side members when a roll of roofing material and a boX of nails are enclosed within the roll of roofing material, and supported by the stamping and the downwardly projecting members thereon.

' 5. A device of the class described comprising a metal stamping adapted to be inserted into an opening through aroll of roofing material, said stamping having a flat portion adapted to have a can of cement positioned thereon, said stamping having side members adapted to engage the Walls ot' said opening, spring means for yieldingly maintaining said members in engagement with said Walls, prongs on said spring means by which said spring means is adapted to be compressed, and means on said side members coaeting with said spring means whereby buckling of the side members is prevented.

6. A device of the class described compris` ing a metal stamping adapted to be bent and inserted in an opening through a roll of roofing material, said stamping having a flat portion serving as a seat for a can of cement positioned thereon,V said stamping having side memberswith rounded corners, the side members engaging the Walls of said opening, spring means passed through doWnf Wardly projecting lugs on the side members for yieldingly and resiliently maintaining said side members in an engagement With said Walls, said lugs engaging the box of nails thereinbetween While maintaining the spring means in engagement With said can, the lugs coacting With the Aspring means to prevent buckling of the side members, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

KARL EDWARD ANDERSON. 

